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10 dead, scores trapped as 21-storey building collapses in Ikoyi Lagos

Nov 2, 2021 topnews

A 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday afternoon on Gerard Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has left no fewer than 10 persons dead. Many people were still trapped in the rubble as at this morning (Tuesday), including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, who owned the building, and some of his clients and engineers. It was gathered that the building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site. One of the workers who survived the incident, Gabriel Bassey, said that about 50 persons were still…

Gunmen invade UniAbuja, Professor, others abducted

Nov 2, 2021 topnews

Unspecified number of persons including a professor of Economics in the University of Abuja, his two children, were reportedly abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday. The lecturer,whose name was given as Prof. Joseph Obansa,was taken away among others when the gunmen reportedly invaded the institution’s staff quarters,located at Giri, in Gwagwalada, about 30 kilometres away from the nation’s federal capital city. The news of the invasion which surfaced in the university’s social media page, early Tuesday, few hours after the development, has been confirmed by the Public…

Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation holds Conference in Lagos

Nov 1, 2021 topnews

Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation (InclusiveSWEF), a non-governmental organisation held a conference on October 26, 2021 to commemorate the World Mental Health Day. The conference was used to create awareness on disability, mental health and domestic violence, had in attendance, professionals from different fields from Nigeria and United Kingdom. The event had several guest speakers, representatives of the Nigeria Police Force, government parastatals, representatives of various NGOs, as well as persons living with disabilities. Convener of the conference and CEO of Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation, Chief…

Man arrested for raping 10-yr-old girl in parents’ bedroom

Nov 1, 2021 topnews

Soji Bakare, a 40-year-old man, has been arrested by Police detectives for allegedly raping a 10-yr-old primary school pupil in her parents’ bedroom in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The suspect was caught while assaulting the victim at her parents’ house located at Aiyeyemi street, Isolo area of Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that the mother of the victim was in the market where she sells soup ingredients when the suspect sneaked into their house and assaulted her daughter. It was gathered that the suspect, whose wife also…

Woman on bail over drug smuggling, rearrested for drug trafficking

Nov 1, 2021 topnews

London, United Kingdom-bound consignments of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis has been seized by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said narcotic officers on Thursday, October 28, during outward routine clearance of cargoes at the NAHCO export shed of the airport intercepted 20 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.2 kilogrammes concealed in packets of Zee black soap. Also recovered were 23 parcels of heroin weighing 1.4kg hidden in packets of Zee…

EFCC arrests 2 herbalists, 24 others in Ibadan over fraud

Oct 30, 2021Nov 1, 2021 topnews

26 people, including two herbalists have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command in Oyo, for alleged cybercrime. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s Spokesperson made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available in Ibadan on Friday. Uwujaren said that the two self-acclaimed herbalists were arrested on Friday at Soka area of Ibadan over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. He said that they were arrested alongside 24 others, four of whom claimed to be students of Lead City…

COVID-19: NCDC reports 120 new infections, three deaths

Oct 30, 2021 topnews

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 120 additional infections of COVID-19 from 10 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with three related deaths as of Oct. 29, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this in its daily COVID-19 report on Saturday morning. The 120 additional cases reported on Friday, indicate a decrease from the 182 cases reported the previous day. The Public Health Agency stated that the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country has reached 211,798 with 202,962 cases discharged and…

FG’s search warrant revoked after five-hour siege to Justice Odili’s Abuja home

Oct 30, 2021 topnews

A search warrant granted to the Joint Panel Recovery unit of the Federal Ministry of Justice to search the home of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili, has been revoked by a Chief Magistrates’ Court. The panel, which comprises the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Ministry of Justice, had obtained a search warrant from the magistrates’ court after a whistleblower, Aliyu Umar, claimed to have observed illegal activities going on at No. 9, Imo Street, Maitama, Abuja. Umar’s affidavit dated October 13, 2021, read in…

Mogaji Wole Arisekola commiserates with Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland

Oct 30, 2021 topnews

The publisher of Street Journal, Mogaji Wole Arisekola has commiserated with Dawud Makanjuola Akinola, the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, over the death of his wife, Alimot Olufunke Akinola, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Mogaji Arisekola in a statement, urged the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, the family of the deceased, friends and entire Muslim community in general to immortalise the good name of the late mother and wife. He said: “The death of a loved one, especially matriarch of a family, is usually painful as it is…

Plateau Speaker impeached by 8 out of 24 lawmakers

Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021 topnews

Eight out of 24 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday morning, reportedly impeached the Speaker, Abok Ayuba, and installed Yakubu Sanda (Pengana-Bassa constituency of Jos North Local Council) in his place. It was gathered that the eight members were loyal to Governor Simon Lalong. They were reportedly at the assembly complex by 5.00am and finished the impeachment by 6.00 am. At the gate, only members, who were against Ayuba were allowed by the security personnel to enter the chambers, while those loyal to him were not allowed…